In English
Maternal love differs from devotional love
On the other hand, 's love for was that of the mother towards her child. After 's departure, she waited for two days for news from . Note the difference between the devotional love of the and the maternal love of . looked upon as an ordinary child, the darling of her heart, who was innocent of the ways of the world. She was in anguish with the thought: “I cannot imagine what tortures the inhuman demons in have inflicted on and in the streets of . Oh ! I cannot wait any longer for your return." ( sang a song full of feeling). There is a great difference between the love of devotees and the love of a mother. The intensity of the mother's feeling arises from the sense of maternal attachment. The devotees feelings are different. The ' lament was: "Oh ! Why don't you show your beautiful face and let us listen to the divine music of your flute?" The love of , who was totally absorbed in the love of , was different. "Oh ! Wherever you may be and whatever the form you may assume, bless me so that I may be one with you in that form." yearned for this kind of union. But the love-principle in all these cases was one and the same. Love may be called by different names, but its expression is the same. The is the form of Love. It is suffused with love. One can have the experience of Unity with the Divine The Advaitic experience, only through love. is a two-letter word in Telugu. But in this short and small word, (the entire universe) is contained. But, alas, today there is so little awareness of the power of this love. Wrapped up in their trivial attachments, people are ignoring the power of this infinite, sacred and all-encompassing Divine Love. Love is associated with immortality. It is nectar itself. There is nothing in the world comparable to it.